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Your Secret Love

1996 studio album by Luther Vandross

This article is about the album. For the title track from the album, see Your Secret Love (song).

Your Secret Love is the tenth studio album by American R&B recording artist Luther Vandross, released by Epic Records in October 1996. The album's title track won the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997. The album served as Vandross's final album under Epic Records after being part of the record label for fifteen years.

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Track listing

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Personnel

  • Luther Vandross – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements (1, 5, 8), backing vocals (6)
  • Reed Vertelney – keyboards (1, 5), string programming (1), bass (1, 5), drum programming (1), arrangements (1, 5), drums (5), strings (5)
  • John "Skip" Anderson – additional keyboards (1), strings (1, 3), bass (1, 2, 3), arrangements (1, 5, 8), keyboards (2), synth strings (2), drums (2, 3, 8), acoustic piano (3), synthesizers (8), synth orchestra and arrangements (8),
  • Ivan Hampden Jr. – additional programming (1), drums (9, 10), percussion (9)
  • Marcus Miller – all instruments (4, 6), programming (4, 6, 7), arrangements (4, 6, 7), backing vocals (6), keyboards (7), guitar (7), bass (8, 10)
  • David Ward – additional programming (4), programming (7)
  • Nat Adderley Jr. – vibraphone solo (7), acoustic piano (8, 10), arrangements (8, 9, 10), keyboards (9), synth bass (9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), additional guitar (4), acoustic guitar (7)
  • Yogi Horton – drums (8)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5, 8)
  • Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo (10)
  • Leon Pendarvis – string arrangements (2, 4)
  • Alfred Brown – music contractor (4, 9, 10)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
  • Brenda White-King – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
  • Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (2, 4), lead vocals (9)
  • David Lasley – backing vocals (2)
  • Cheryl Lynn – backing vocals (2)
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals (4, 10)
  • Deidra "Spin" Roper – rap (7)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (10), vocal contractor

Production

  • Luther Vandross – producer, executive producer
  • Marcus Miller – producer (4, 6, 7)
  • Nat Adderley Jr. – producer (9, 10)
  • Ray Bardani – recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), mixing
  • David Ward – recording (4, 6, 7)
  • Al Schmitt – orchestra recording
  • Mike Baumgartner – assistant engineer
  • Kyle Bess – assistant engineer
  • Greg Denon – assistant engineer
  • Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer
  • Paul Falcone – assistant engineer
  • Sue McLean – assistant engineer
  • Pat Weber – assistant engineer
  • Max Risenhoover – digital editing, sound designer (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bibi Green – production coordinator (for Marcus Miller)
  • Pat Dorn – album coordinator
  • George Corsillo – art direction, design
  • Norman Jean Roy – photography
  • Guzman (Connie Hansen and Russell Peacock) – front cover photography
  • The Marsha Burns Co. / Gallin-Morey Associates – management
  • Max Szadek – personal assistant
Studios
  • Recorded at Camel Island Studios (Los Angeles, California) and Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, California).
  • Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City, New York).
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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    Your Secret Love at AllMusic
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